Learn KV331 Synthmaster 2.9 In-Depth | Part I | Architecture & Oscillators
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- In this tutorial we take an in-depth look at the architecture/layout and various oscillators of Synthmaster 2.9. Topics covered include signal flow, fx routing, the basic oscillator, additive oscillator, vector oscillator and much more.
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0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Architecture & Layout
6:25 - Frequency Modulation
9:43 - Activating the Oscillators
10:00 - Amplitude Modulation
13:07 - Filter Structure
16:07 - FX Routing
16:43 - Oscillator Types
17:23 - Basic Oscillator
21:39 - Additive Oscillator
24:28 - Wavetable Oscillator
27:48 - Vector Oscillator
33:19 - Miscellaneous Options
I'm not sure why but your videos are way too underated. This was one of my very first synths and I had not been able to really make adequate use of it until your videos. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much, Ojaix. Glad you find the tutorials helpful. I think that most people are just not interested in my in-depth, didactic approach to teaching software. It is the 'edutainment' and flashy tutorials that seem to be most popular on YT.
@@quantaaudio Very true. The flashy ones have cost me a lot of time and money but I got little value in learning music production. I then have to fall back to 'boring' videos like yours to really learn the important stuff. Thanks once again.
Excellent guide to this amazing synth.
Glad you found it useful, C17. Thanks for watching and taking a moment to leave a comment.
Thank you so much for your very informative tutorial. You put the subject across so professionally and I have learnt just so much. I've owned Synthmaster for many years but the GUI put me off trying to program it. Like so many people, I just used the presets. But now I have a whole new creative world opened up before me, thanks to you.
Awesome, glad to hear that the tutorial has helped out. And thanks for taking a moment to leave a message, Ian!
Thanks!
Thank you, it is appreciated!
Great video series! Thank you. I've just bought the bundle and am very happy with the synth. Great UI, I'm diving deep into it. It feels like "Omnisphere light"; I haven't watched the whole video series yet but I'm heavily interested if I can hack my own samples into it or use my own waveform for the wavetables.
btw: The "x" means multiply; the "+" means add; in digital synthesis each channel of audio (left, right) in stereo, is just a sequence of floating point numbers that describe the shape of the signal (a complex waveform). When you add modulation (amplitude modulation), the algorithm needs to know how to apply the value that comes from the modulator to the existing signal (the numbers to describe the current waveform). As we can see in the routing, the oscillator comes up with a sequence of numbers per channel (left, right); now when you choose + it means that the sequence of numbers from the modulator are added (resulting in a sum) to the sequence of numbers of the osc (per sample); that means the absolute determined value of modulation in time. Sample means one number in this context. If you switch to "x" it means that the product will be calculated; here, the factor of change of the modulation comes into play. It is pretty cool how Synthmaster shows exactly whats going on in the math behind the scenes.
Thanks, glad you like the series. "Omnisphere light" is a good description, ha. Yes, I think the UI is really great in terms of functionality and workflow.
Anyhow, thanks for the description on the "x" and "+" settings, and for checking out the series. Best.
Very good video! Without it I would have to unload SM2. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, don't unload SM2. It's not the best looking synth, but the workflow and features are totally legit.
Can you combine presets. For example can you use one preset for layer 1 and a different preset for layer 2, and have the 2 layers combining to make a unique sound?
Not as far as I'm aware, Mark. The "preset" includes both layers and I don't know of anyway to make them separate, and I've gone through the entire manual. But, of course, if you're doing your own sound design you can chose any configuration of the oscillators, filters, envelopes, etc. for each layer. But they can't be saved as separate preset layers.
However, you can save presets for each of the 'modules'. So for the oscillator, filter, routing, and modulation sections, if you click on the gear icon in the top right corner, you can save a preset for the individual module there.
excellent
Appreciate it, James. Thanks for watching.
@@quantaaudio Thanks that helped me a lot. Is #3 coming out I watched 1 and 2
I purchased it long ago when it first came out and just added 3 packages of presets and sounds. I feel so much more knowledgeable. I retired from the Entertainment Industry in 2017. I worked with Stevie Wonder as his Chief Engineer for about 13 years back to the late 70s Secret Life of Plants. Rob Arbatier was the last main Synth Programmer I worked with with Stevie. Stevie asked me a lot of MIDI Questions back then I learned so much I use to write MIDI code for him.
For sure, hoping to get that up in the next day, or so.
Very cool. Sounds like you've got quite the experience.
Stevie actually visited the college I was working at (oberlin college) and did a concert some years ago. I don't typically go to live shows because I can't handle large crowds, but this was worth attending. Amazing performance.
Anyhow, thanks again for checking out the series.